US military says it completed latest strikes on Iran, marking 7th consecutive night of attacks
Follow updates on the war in the Middle East for Wednesday, July 15, here. See earlier developments below.
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Cattle Continues Slide into the Weekend on Weaker Cash and Beef
Live cattle futures posted losses of 97 cents to $2.67 across most contracts on Friday. August was down $10.77 this week. Cash trade settled in at $238-240 in the north this week, with Southern trade at $237-238. Feeder…
Read more →Meta and Anthropic Discuss $10B AI Infrastructure Agreement
Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: $META) is in talks to lease as much as $10 billion of computing capacity to Anthropic, opening a possible path into the AI cloud market as demand for chips and data center access continues t…
Read more →Meet Kimi K3, the newest Chinese AI model haunting Silicon Valley
A high bar is set for Q2 results. Plus: A sector that could surprise, what to watch in big bank earnings, and the World Cup’s effect on the US economy.
Read more →Brazil justice suspends visits to ex-President Bolsonaro for 30 days
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes suspends use of law to reduce prison sentences, pending further review.
Read more →Does ‘token shock’ hurt AI adoption?
The "tokenmaxxing" trend has drawn scrutiny from auditors and risk officers, who are now conducting deeper reviews of how artificial intelligence tokens are consumed, not just how many are used. As enterprises grapple w…
Read more →Corn Sees a Late Push to Close Near the Highs on Friday
Corn futures shrugged off the early weakness on Friday to close near the highs of the day, up 2 ¼ to 3 ½ cents across most contracts. September was 5 ¼ cents higher on the week with December up 6 1/2. The CmdtyView nati…
Read more →Soybeans Holding onto Midday Gains, Following Slew of Export Business
Soybeans are rebounding from the Thursday weakness with contracts up 6 to 8 cents in most contracts at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 7 ½ cents at $11.62 1/2. Soymeal futures are $2.10 to $…
Read more →Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday
Cotton futures are heading 87 to 99 points lower so far on Friday, amid some outside market pressure. December cotton futures expire today. The outside markets are pressure factors, with the US dollar index up 374 point…
Read more →Unexpected Strength in North American Cocoa Demand Boosts Prices
Cocoa prices settled sharply higher on Friday as short covering emerged after North American Q2 cocoa grindings unexpectedly increased. The National Confectioners Association reported late Thursday that Q2 North America…
Read more →Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday
Cotton futures are heading 87 to 99 points lower so far on Friday, amid some outside market pressure. December cotton futures expire today. The outside markets are pressure factors, with the US dollar index up 374 point…
Read more →Corn Sees a Late Push to Close Near the Highs on Friday
Corn futures shrugged off the early weakness on Friday to close near the highs of the day, up 2 ¼ to 3 ½ cents across most contracts. September was 5 ¼ cents higher on the week with December up 6 1/2. The CmdtyView nati…
Read more →Wheat Strengthens into the Friday Close
The wheat complex was in rally mode to close out the week, finishing higher in all three exchanges. Chicago SRW contracts were 4 ¾ to 9 ½ cents higher across most contracts, with September up 42 ½ cents on the week. KC …
Read more →Cattle Continues Slide into the Weekend on Weaker Cash and Beef
Live cattle futures posted losses of 97 cents to $2.67 across most contracts on Friday. August was down $10.77 this week. Cash trade settled in at $238-240 in the north this week, with Southern trade at $237-238. Feeder…
Read more →Cotton Futures Fade into the Weekend
Cotton futures saw weakness extend to Friday, with contracts closing down 62 to 89 points on the day, with December down 291 points this week. Crude oil was up another $3.50 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.011.
Read more →Stocks Finish Sharply Lower as Tech Stocks Slump
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -1.01%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.49%. September E-mini S&P futures (ES…
Read more →Leather jacket worn by Nvidia CEO goes for just under $1 million at Sotheby's auction
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is rarely seen without his leather jacket. It's his signature look. He's been wearing them for nearly 20 years.
Read more →The White House is dictating access to frontier AI models, shifting power from tech giants, sources say
The Trump administration has taken new steps to assert more control over the rollout of future artificial intelligence model releases by dictating which companies and entities are allowed access to the latest frontier m…
Read more →The World Cup–winning side will make $50 million — and the IRS gets a cut
A high bar is set for Q2 results. Plus: A sector that could surprise, what to watch in big bank earnings, and the World Cup’s effect on the US economy.
Read more →Databricks' 40% valuation bump looks 'almost quaint' next to Anthropic
When Databricks closes its new funding round, its valuation will get a 40% bump since it last raised capital in February.
Read more →Taco Bell says it has removed lettuce linked to cyclosporiasis outbreak from its restaurants
Taco Bell has removed lettuce linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak from restaurants, it said Friday.
Read more →Stock Market Today, July 17: UiPath Gains on Retail AI Partnership
UiPath (NYSE:PATH), an enterprise automation and robotic software provider, closed at $12.15, up 1.00%. The gains follow a recent retail artificial intelligence (AI) partnership, while broader technology weakness stayed…
Read more →The average stock is having a moment as semiconductors struggle. It’s a sign of a healthy market.
After spending much of the past year trading comfortably above six figures and reaching a peak above $126,000 in October (1), the world's largest cryptocurrency appeared to have settled into a period of relative stabili…
Read more →19 (mostly) tech stocks that have fallen at least 25% in July
Specifically, Chair Warsh said that “financial markets perform best when they react to incoming data. I think the financial markets work less efficiently when they ask a question. How will the Federal Reserve react to t…
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